Former Taiwanese premier Frank Hsieh Chang-ting (standing) accepts his nomination by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party to run in the election for Taipei mayor at the end of the year. 'Taipei is the capital. The DPP cannot be counted out of the election,' he said as he announced his decision to 'share the party's burden' by running in the poll, tentatively set for December 9. Observers say Mr Hsieh, one of the party's most popular politicians and one of four DPP frontrunners for the 2008 presidential election, decided to run for mayor in order to boost his profile ahead of the presidential race.
